Repair The Steering Gear; Assembly - Taylor-Dunn B0-050-00 Operation, T Roubleshooting And Replacement Parts Manual

Maintenance, Service, and Repair

REPAIR THE STEERING GEAR

Disassembly
For this procedure, the steering gear assembly must be removed from the vehicle. Refer to
the Steering Gear
1. Center the steering gear.
2. Remove the four bolts to the output shaft housing cover.
3. Remove the output shaft and cover as an assembly.
4. Remove the four bolts to the input shaft housing cover and remove the cover.
5. Pull the input shaft out from the bottom of the housing.
6. Remove the upper column bushing from the housing.
7. Remove the bearings from the input shaft.
8. Remove the upper bearing race from the housing.
9. Remove the jam nut from the gear lash adjustor and separate the housing cover from the output
shaft.
10. Remove the output shaft oil seal.

Assembly

1. Thoroughly clean all components.
2. Assemble in reverse order of disassembly using new gaskets and seals.
NOTE: If the input shaft or bearings were replaced then the shaft must be
3. Torque the housing cover bolts to 18-21 ft-lbs.
4. Fill the gear with general purpose grease.
5. Adjust the gear lash. Refer to Adjust the Steering Gear section for information regarding adjusting
the steering gear.
section for information regarding removing the steering gear from the vehicle.
re-shimmed. Shims are available in 0.10, 0.15, and 0.30 mm
thickness. Add or subtract shims as required so that the minimum
torque required to rotate the shaft meets the requirements specified
Adjust the Steering Gear.
in section
Steering Page 16
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